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Cheddar cheese spread

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cheddar cold pack60%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese31.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk16.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments7.7%No flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Enzyme6.7%No flag›
  • Whey14.3%No flag›
  • Water7.1%No flag›
  • Cream3.6%No flag›
  • Less than 2% sorbic acid1.8%No flag
  • Preservative1.8%No flag
  • Annatto color0.9%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.9%No flag
  • Sour dressing20%No flag
  • Skimmed milk10%No flag
  • Water5%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil2.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch1.3%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.6%No flag
  • Lactic0.3%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Sunflower lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Citrus fibre<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Port wine10%No flag
  • Fd&c red 40 · E1295%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E1335%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

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Cheddar cold pack [cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, water, cream, less than 2% sorbic acid (preservative), annatto color, xanthan gum], sour dressing [skim milk, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, modified corn starch, mono & diglycerides, lactic & citric acid, sunflower lecithin, citrus fiber, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), guar gum, xanthan gum, natural flavor, carrageenan], port wine, fd&c red 40 and blue 1.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

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